Major bacteria of community-acquired respiratory tract infections in Turkey.

Ozyilmaz, Ezgi; Akan, Ozay Arikan; Gulhan, Meral; Ahmed, Kamruddin; Nagatake, Tsuyoshi

Ozyilmaz, Ezgi; Akan, Ozay Arikan; Gulhan, Meral; Ahmed, Kamruddin; Nagatake, Tsuyoshi.

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Ozyilmaz E; Ataturk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Central Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Jpn J Infect Dis ; 58(1): 50-2, 2005 Feb.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15728995

RESUMEN

To determine the bacterial etiology of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in Turkey, quantitative cultures of sputum were carried out. The major pathogens for LTRIs were found to be Haemophilus influenzae, followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Moraxella catarrhalis. Only 6.1% of the H. inlfuenzae and all strains of M. catarrhalis were beta-lactamase producers. An E-test showed that 31.2% of the S. pneumoniae strains had an intermediate resistance to penicillin, and the remaining strains were susceptible; no fully resistant strains were detected.

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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/microbiología; Enfermedades Respiratorias/microbiología; Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/epidemiología; Humanos; Enfermedades Respiratorias/epidemiología; Turquía/epidemiología

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Enfermedades Respiratorias / Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Jpn J Infect Dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2005 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Turquía Pais de publicación: Japón

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